I telephoned a local garage in search of used tyres (for free, naturally). 'How many thousand would you like?', asks he. 'Sixty will do,' says I. 'What are they for?', asks he. 'Vegetable towers,' says I. 'I'll deliver,' says he. 'I want to see what you're up to!'
The tyres have proved a fantastic resource. They don't rot like wood, they are low-maintenance - our favourite word - and they have lots of uses:
* Vegetable towers: planting, tending and harvesting vegetables improves children's social skills and offers learning opportunities across the curriculum. There are just as real benefits for children who live in flats with no access to gardens, as there are for children with gardens but no gardeners in the family! Growing vegetables shows that not everything comes from shops.
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